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Mba help!

Hey, Im about to undertake the BA Marketing course at Plymouth University this year and I am wondering if this would be good enough for me to be considered to study an MBA?
The courses I am interested in are- LBS, Imperial, Trinity Dublin, City Cass, Cambridge, Cranfield and Ashridge.

Could anyone give me an idea as to what chance I have of gaining entrance to these (or any other institutions) to study an MBA (with the inclusion of relevant work experience and a good GMAT score).

Many, many thanks.

Reply 1

Howard

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DannyD

Hey, Im about to undertake the BA Marketing course at Plymouth University this year and I am wondering if this would be good enough for me to be considered to study an MBA?
The courses I am interested in are- LBS, Imperial, Trinity Dublin, City Cass, Cambridge, Cranfield and Ashridge.

Could anyone give me an idea as to what chance I have of gaining entrance to these (or any other institutions) to study an MBA (with the inclusion of relevant work experience and a good GMAT score).

Many, many thanks.

I think you're trying to run before you can walk. Why not concentrate on your BA first? I would also advise you (and every career councellor worth his salt would do the same) not to go directly from your BA to an MBA anyway; you should get at least 5 and preferably 10 years in business under your belt first.

Reply 2

treff

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Yeah, Howard's right: concentrate on your BA first and perhaps try to get some good work experience before worrying about your MBA. I'm not sure if work experience is a requirement, but I do know that work experience is preferred for admission in most, if not all, MBAs.

To answer your question, I think Marketing is fine, but it's what you do with that BA that matters if you're thinking about getting an MBA. For example, the marks that you get will likely affect your work prospects, which in turn affects work experience.

:smile:

Reply 3

BigDog04

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Actually all you need is 2 years experience but it is possible to do it directly after the BA. Like the previous poster said, its much better for you to have some work experience in between especially to help you fund it.

It will be easier to get into the top school mba if u went to a similar school for your undergrad but plymouth should be fine.You do have a chance but its much more important for you to finish your first degree and getting at least a 2.1 before even thinking about the MBA.

Reply 4

treff

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BigDog04

It will be easier to get into the top school mba if u went to a similar school for your undergrad but plymouth should be fine.You do have a chance but its much more important for you to finish your first degree and getting at least a 2.1 before even thinking about the MBA.

Yeah, this is true. So if you want to gun for top unis for your MBA, try to get a very high 2.1 or even a first, plus a great job with a great firm. :smile:

Reply 5

KingsComp

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To enter an MBA program, you will need to have at least 2 - 3 years RELEVANT work experience after your degree.

Also most of the top institutions that you previously mentioned would require you to take a GMAT entrance test for which you will need to score very highly to get into the top places.

Once you got a high mark in ur GMAT and have good work experience, then you should be well set for applying for the MBA program. However do bear in mind that they are normally VERY expensive with LBS charging something like £35k+ and Imperial charging about £22k. So it would most probably be better that u apply to firms that support funding for further education later in your career.

In terms of your degree, Marketing should be fine if you get a high degree classification. Although a better degree subject would be Business Management, as that covers Marketing as well as other subjects such as Accounting, HRM, Organisational Behaviour, Strategy and sometimes IT - all of which are covered in an MBA course (in much more detail!).

Reply 6

melbourne

DannyD

Hey, Im about to undertake the BA Marketing course at Plymouth University this year and I am wondering if this would be good enough for me to be considered to study an MBA?
The courses I am interested in are- LBS, Imperial, Trinity Dublin, City Cass, Cambridge, Cranfield and Ashridge.

Could anyone give me an idea as to what chance I have of gaining entrance to these (or any other institutions) to study an MBA (with the inclusion of relevant work experience and a good GMAT score).

Many, many thanks.

No offence, but if i was you i would try to get a Masters at a better university before you apply for MBA's at Cambridge, LBS, Cass and Cranfield.

They're going to be inundated with applications from ppl who've already studied at places like LSE, Oxbridge, Cass, Lancaster, Imperial etc etc.

Reply 7

ChemistBoy

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melbourne

No offence, but if i was you i would try to get a Masters at a better university before you apply for MBA's at Cambridge, LBS, Cass and Cranfield.

They're going to be inundated with applications from ppl who've already studied at places like LSE, Oxbridge, Cass, Lancaster, Imperial etc etc.

I would try and get a good business job instead, another degree isn't going to help you.

Reply 8

Howard

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ChemistBoy

I would try and get a good business job instead, another degree isn't going to help you.

Quite. Having all these letters after your name is all very nice but the only question employers really want answering is "can he do the fcukin job?" Unfortunately, if all you've done is spent 5 years sitting around in college collecting diplomas for the sake of vanity, the answer is "probably not"

One guy has a BA and two years practical business experience. The other guy has a BA and an MBA but has only ever waited tables. Who is the employer going to recruit? Of course that would depend but personally I'd laugh someone out of the office if they came telling me that they were a "Master of Business Administration" but hadn't a days experience in business.

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